Brushy Creek Lake Fishing Reports

[Joe]

The lake level is up and the water in the north end is muddy from the rains, but water clarity is excellent in the southern portion of the lake. Channel Catfish - Fair: Catfish are being caught in the evening. Bluegill - Good: Use very small black jigs and wax worms or a small piece of night crawler. Fish along weed lines and around trees in 10 to 15 feet of water. Largemouth Bass - Good: Bass are along the weed lines and a variety of bass lures have been working as well as night crawlers. Crappie - Good: Crappie have moved in around the trees. Try using small minnows on a bare hook with a slip bobber or a small jig tipped with a minnow. Walleye - Fair: Walleye have been biting in the early morning and late evening. Muskellunge - Good: Try fishing muskies in the shallows and along the weed lines. Spinner baits have been working well.

[Joe]

Fishing has been slow.

[Joe]

Fishing has been slow. Bluegill - Slow: Bluegill have moved into deeper water. Try drifting with a small jig and a piece of night crawler or jig deep around submerged trees. Largemouth Bass - Fair: Bass have moved into deeper water and can be found near the weed beds and under mats of vegetation.

[Joe]

Fishing has been slow. Water clarity has been poor relative to the norm. Although there hasn't been much fishing for channel catfish, there are a lot of large (8 pounds plus) channel catfish present. Bluegill - Fair: Bluegill have moved into deeper water. Try drifting with a small jig and a piece of night crawler or jig deep around submerged trees. Some nice bluegills were caught this week in 10 to 15 feet of water just off the bottom. Largemouth Bass - Fair: Bass have moved into deeper water and can be found near the weed beds and under mats of vegetation.

[Joe]

Fishing has picked up a little since last week. While there has not been much fishing for channel catfish, there are a lot of 8-plus pound channel catfish present. Channel Catfish - Fair: Try fishing for channel catfish in the north end of the lake. Bluegill - Good: Bluegill are just off the bottom of the lake in 10 to 15 feet of water. Use very light fishing gear and live bait. Largemouth Bass - Good: Bass can be found on the drop-offs with nearby structure.

[Joe]

Fishing has been picking up and the water is cooling down. Although there hasn't been much fishing for channel catfish, there are a lot of large channel catfish present. Channel Catfish - Slow: Try stink bait in the northwest end of the lake. Bluegill - Good: Try fishing for bluegill around the submerged trees. Use live bait and fish in 10 to 15 feet of water. Largemouth Bass - Good: Try fishing for bass around the submerged trees and in mossy areas. Walleye - Slow: Try fishing for walleye around the rock jetties in the evenings.

[Joe]

Water clarity is excellent. Bluegill - Slow: Fish around submerged trees with a small lure baited with a wax worm. Experiment with different depths. Largemouth Bass - Slow: Fish with plastics or night crawlers. Cast near submerged trees or weed beds. Muskellunge - Slow:

[Joe]

Water clarity at Brushy Creek is excellent. The docks and fishing cleaning stations have been removed for the winter. The majority of Brushy Creek still has open water. There is about 1 inch of ice covering the northern portions of the lake.

[Joe]

Water clarity at is excellent. The majority of Brushy Creek still has open water. There is about 1 inch of ice covering the northern portions of the lake. One ice shack went through the ice last week.

[Joe]

Water clarity at Brushy Creek is excellent. Ice conditions in the upper end are improving, but ice on main lake is still unsafe. Bluegill - Slow: Crappie - Slow: Yellow Perch - Fair: Walleye - Slow: